Saturnin (Hardcover)

On its initial publication in Czech in 1942, "Saturnin" was a best-seller, its gentle satire offering an unexpected--if temporary--reprieve from the grim reality of the German occupation. In the years since, the novel has been hailed as a classic of Czech literature, and this new translation makes it available to English-language readers for the first time--which is entirely appropriate, for authorZdenek Jirotka clearly modeled his light comedy on the English masters Jerome K. Jerome and P G. Wodehouse. The novel's main character, Saturnin, a "gentleman's gentleman" who obviously owes a debt to Wodehouse's beloved Jeeves, wages a constant battle to protect his master from romantic disaster and intrusive relatives, such as Aunt Catherine, the "Prancing Dictionary of Slavic Proverbs."
Enlivened with new, full-color illustrations by Czech graphic artist Adolph Born, "Saturnin "will warm the heart of any fan of literary comedy.

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